Engineering Entrance Exams - Syllabus, Eligibility, Application form, 2023 Notification

Engineering courses are one of the most sought academic programmes after twelfth. More than 12 lakh students annually appear for various engineering examination and seek admission in the top technological institutions. Numbers of exams are conducted on the state as well as National level so that most skilled and talented students can be provided admission in various colleges.

General Exam Criteria

The candidate who wishes to pursue engineering course from any of the technological institution across India needs to have passed his 12^th will Maths, Physics and Chemistry as his core subject. He/she should have a minimum age of 16 years and also should have secured more than 50% in his secondary examination. The candidates belonging to the OBC section get a relaxation of 5% which means they are allowed to seek admission if they have passed their secondary examination with 45% of marks.

General Exam Structure

The entrance examination conducted for admission to various technological institutions generally consists of three subjects i.e. Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. The entire paper consists of around 80-200 questions which are to be answered in the time span of 3 or to the max 4 hours. Normally all the questions asked are of objective types, and carry equal weightage. Some papers consist of negative marking while some examinations such as EAMCET do not have any such criteria.

Almost all of the national or state level examinations consist of the questions asked from the three subjects mentioned above. However, the weightage of questions in each section may vary depending upon the examinations.

After the result is declared then the students are allotted institutes either through the counselling rounds or through the institution conducting the examination.

Popular Engineering Examinations

Some of the popular examinations that are conducted for admission to various technological institutes are as follows:

• Mh Cet 2018 – Maharashtra Common Entrance Test
• TNEA 2018 – Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions
• Ap Ecet 2018 – Andhra Pradesh Engineering Common Entrance Test
• Ts Ecet 2018 – Telangana State Engineering Common Entrance Test
• Bcece 2018 – Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination
• Jcece 2018 – Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Exam
• Viteee 2018 – Vellore Institute Of Technology Engineering Entrance Exam
• Kcet 2018 – Karnataka Common Entrance Test
• Upsee 2018 – Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Examination
• Wbjee 2018 – West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam
• Ts Eamcet 2018 – Telangana State Engineering, Agriculture And Medical Common Entrance Test
• Tancet 2018 – Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test
• Srmjeee 2018 – Srm Joint Engineering Entrance Exam
• Set 2018 – Symbiosis Entrance Test
• Pessat – Pes Scholastic Aptitude Test (Sat)
• Mu-Oet 2018 – Manipal University Online Entrance Test
• Lpu-Nest 2018 – Lovely Professional University National Eligibility And Scholarship Test
• Klueee 2018 – Koneru Lakshmaiah University Engineering Entrance Examination
• Keam 2018 – Kerala Engineering Agricultural Medical
• Jee Advanced 2018 – Joint Entrance Exam – Advanced
• Jee Mains 2018 – Joint Entrance Exam – Main
• Imucet 2018 – Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test
• Bitsat 2018 – Birla Institute Of Technology And Science Aptitude Test
• Ap Eamcet 2018 – Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture And Medical Common Entrance Test
• Amity Jee 2018 – Amity Joint Entrance Examination
• Aieee 2018
• GATE 2018 (Graduate Aptitude test in Engineering)
• CUCET 2018
• AKTU/UPTU 2018
• UPESEAT 2018
• AP PGECET 2018
• TS PGECET 2018
• IES 2018
• AIEEE (All India Engineering Entrance Examination)

For post-graduate engineering courses –

• GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test In Engineering)

Admission Process

The candidate in most of the cases is required to register for these examinations either on the official site of the institute conducting the examination or on the website of the board conducting these examinations. Once this is done than the candidate is required to fill in his/her details and attach all his original documents such as mark sheet, signature sample, photographs etc. After all these formalities have been done then the candidate is required to pay the requisite fee which usually ranges from Rs. 500 to Rs. 2000/-. Mode of payment is either online or is offline. Online payments can be made through debit/credit cards. Offline payment modes may include bank challan etc. Keep in mind that you meet the minimum eligibility criteria before applying for the examinations.

After this process the admit card of the candidate can be downloaded at the given date and time and then the candidate can appear for the registered examination. Once the score or the result has been out, the candidate is then required to report to the allotted institution or location to get his/her documents verified only after which the admission of a candidate is confirmed.

Duration

These engineering examinations usually last for around 3 to 4 hours. In case of examinations such as JEE advanced where two papers are held the candidate is given a break of 1 or 2 hours and then the second examination is held.

Syllabus

Almost all of the engineering examinations are known to contain 3 sections namely Maths, Physics and Chemistry. The questions that are asked within these sections are known to contain topics covered in 11^th and 12^th year of schooling. Although the type of questions asked may differ and so may their weightage, but these examinations are known to contain certain fixed topics which are:

Mathematics

1. Vectors
2. Matrices and Determinants
3. Probability
4. Three Dimensional Geometry
5. Theory of Equations
6. Sets and Functions
7. Complex Numbers
8. Permutations and Combinations
9. Limit and Continuity
10. Binomial Theorem

Chemistry

1. Chemical Kinetics
2. Chemical Bonding
3. Ionic Equilibrium
4. Chemical Thermodynamics
5. Gaseous State
6. Polymers
7. Alcohol Phenol and Ether
8. Redox Reactions
9. Atomic Structure
10. Surface Chemistry

Physics

1. Current Electricity
2. Heat and Thermodynamics
3. Electrostatics
4. Wave Motion
5. Simple Harmonic Motion
6. Laws of Motion
7. Ray Optics
8. Vector Motion
9. Motion in 2D
10. Fluids